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Where does “extrémité” come from?

extrémité (French) comes from Middle English extremite, from Old French estremité.

extrémité (French): extremity; tip; end; top; extreme

Definitions

  1. extremity; tip; end; top; extreme

Ancestry of “extrémité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishextremite—
2Old Frenchestremité—
Every word from Old French estremité →